Sentences with phrase «palliative care consultation»

To evaluate the impact of ED - initiated palliative care consultation on QOL, depression, health care utilization, and survival in patients with advanced cancer, we conducted a patient - level, single center, single - blind pilot RCT of 136 participants.

Corita R. Grudzen, M.D., M.S.H.S., of New York University, and coauthors conducted a randomized clinical trial to compare quality of life, depression, health care utilization and survival in ED patients with advanced cancer randomly assigned to an intervention with an ED - initiated palliative care consultation vs. usual care.

The study included 136 patients: 69 in the palliative care consultation intervention and 67 in usual care, who also may have received a palliative care consultation if it was requested by the admitting team or an oncologist.

While previous studies have shown the link between palliative care and lower costs, this is the first study to examine whether the effect of palliative care consultation varies by the number of co-existing chronic conditions.

«Emergency department - initiated palliative care consultation improved QOL [quality of life] in patients with advanced cancer and does not seem to shorten survival; the impact on health care utilization and depression is less clear and warrants further study,» the study concludes.

A palliative care consultation initiated in the emergency department (ED) for patients with advanced cancer was associated with improved quality of life and did not seem to shorten survival, according to an article published online by JAMA Oncology.

«70 % of advanced cancer patients receive palliative care consultation at ESMO Designated Centers.»

Not exact matches

The study's findings suggest that early palliative consultations with the sickest patients may decrease unwanted aggressive end - of - life care, as well as shorten length of stays in hospital.

Although the availability of palliative care services continues to increase, consultation typically does not happen until a week into a patient's hospital stay.

• Recognizing declines in the pet (s) quality of life and making decisions in consultation with a veterinarian regarding appropriate end - of - life care (e.g., palliative care, hospice, euthanasia).

Wellness exams, medical consultations, preventative care, puppy and kitten vaccines, annual vaccines, diagnostics,in - house pharmacy, online pharmacy, compounded medications, dermatology, cold laser therapy, in - house laboratory services, extensive diagnostic laboratory services with IDEXX, digital radiology, ultrasound, palliative care, diabetic management, ongoing chronic care and treatment, pain management, cold laser therapy, nutritional counseling, behavioral counseling.

They offer quality of life consultations, veterinary hospice and palliative care services, and home euthanasia.

Provided consultation for Bioethics, Palliative Care and Organ Donor committees.

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As this Interest Group has grown, we have broadened the types of AL we discuss from major mental illness to chronic illness, dementia, traumatic brain injury, palliative care, consultation - liaison psychiatry training, family and community interventions.